There are more than 70,000 chances to grab a jab this week across the east of England region as the NHS Covid-19 vaccination programme opens up its spring offer to all those eligible. More than 80,000 people in the region have already booked an appointment and the first of these will begin receiving their vaccinations from today. […]

As junior doctors across the east of England prepare to join an extended period of industrial action next week, the NHS is asking everyone to carefully consider the use of services during this time to help reduce the pressure on emergency care. With around 61,000 junior doctors making up about half of the medical workforce […]

The NHS will kick off the next phase of its world-renowned Covid vaccination programme on Monday with a spring campaign to protect the most vulnerable, starting in care homes. Around 750,000 people in the east of England will be eligible for a spring Covid jab, including over 75s, those with a weakened immune system and […]

NHS teams across the east of England are treating more cancers at an earlier stage than ever before. The Cancer Rapid Registration Dataset shows that between April 2021 and March 2022, local NHS services diagnosed more than 11,700 cancers at an early stage – the highest number ever. Latest figures show further improvements, with around 60 per cent […]

NHS staff across the east of England have reduced the number of patients waiting more than 18 months by 23% in just one month, despite the busiest winter ever. The total number of patients waiting more than 18 months in the east of England has fallen by 23% from 5,625 on 15 Jan to 4,348 […]

If your heart burns with more than passion this Valentine’s Day, don’t ignore it – that’s the warning from cancer experts in the east of England. As part of Oesophageal Cancer Awareness month, they want people to know that persistent indigestion, heartburn or acid reflux are among a number of symptoms that may be linked to […]

Newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients in the east of England are the first in the country to be offered direct access to personalised treatment options through a game-changing web portal. The new web resource, Knowing Your Options, has been developed by the East of England Cancer Alliances – which work as part of the NHS to […]

Hundreds of volunteers from Ipswich will be invited to return to a mobile clinic over the coming weeks for their second appointment as part of the NHS-Galleri trial. Participants will be asked to provide another blood sample to help investigate whether a multi-cancer blood screening test can help to detect cancer early before symptoms appear. […]

NHS leaders in the east of England are urging eligible people to get their free NHS flu vaccine as thousands of people across the country are still in hospital with flu and hundreds in critical care, as levels of flu circulating remains high. With hospital admission rates for flu currently matching the highest rates in […]

The NHS waiting list has fallen for the first time since the start of the pandemic despite hospitals across the east of England dealing with the highest ever number of A&E attendances last month, new figures show. As the NHS continues to deliver on the most ambitious catch-up programme in its history, a record number […]